1986 Texas Longhorns football team

The 1986 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Longhorns finished the regular season with a 5–6 record, their first losing season since 1956.^[1] Following their 16–3 loss to rival Texas A&M, athletic director DeLoss Dodds dismissed head coach Fred Akers.

1986 Southwest Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 13 Texas A&M $	7	–	1	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
No. 15 Arkansas	6	–	2	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
No. 12 Baylor	6	–	2	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
Texas Tech	5	–	3	–	0	7	–	5	–	0
SMU	5	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Texas	4	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Rice	2	–	6	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
TCU	1	–	7	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Houston	0	–	8	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 13	7:00 p.m.	Stanford*	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX		L 20–31	74,372
September 20	1:30 p.m.	at Missouri*	Faurot Field Columbia, MO		W 27–25	46,227
October 4	7:00 p.m.	at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)		W 17–14	31,000
October 11	2:30 p.m.	vs. No. 6 Oklahoma*	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout)	ABC	L 12–47	75,587
October 18	6:45 p.m.	No. 14 Arkansas	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	ESPN	L 14–21	67,344
October 25	1:00 p.m.	No. 18 SMU	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX		W 27–24	65,481
November 1	12:00 p.m.	at Texas Tech	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	USA	L 21–23	44,820
November 8	1:00 p.m.	Houston	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX		W 30–10	60,650
November 15	12:00 p.m.	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)		W 45–16	27,517
November 22	2:00 p.m.	at No. 17 Baylor	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX		L 13–18	32,500
November 27	7:20 p.m.	Texas A&M	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	ESPN	L 3–16	75,623
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

#10 Texas A&M Aggies (8–2) at Texas Longhorns (5–5)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas A&M	0	3	10	3	16
Texas	3	0	0	0	3

Game information

First quarter

UT – Jeff Ward 39-yard field goal, 1:57. Texas 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, 3:38.

Second quarter

A&M – Slater 22-yard field goal, 0:05. Tie 3–3. Drive: 9 plays, 54 yards, 1:32.

Third quarter

A&M – Harris 6 yard pass from Murray (Slater kick), 10:11. Texas A&M 10–3. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 4:49.
A&M – Slater 44-yard field goal, 3:24. Texas A&M 13–3. Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards, 2:09.

Fourth quarter

A&M – Slater 34-yard field goal, 14:50. Texas A&M 16–3. Drive: 7 plays, 51 yards, 2:22.

1986 Texas Longhorns football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
OL		Bruce Blackmar
WR		Laron Brown
RB		Anthony Byerly
OL		Alan Champagne
TE		Steven Clark
OL		Steve Eargle
QB		Donovan Forbes
WR		Everett Gay
OL		Carter Hill
OL		Rick Houston
RB		Charles Hunter
OL		Paul Jetton
WR		Gabriel Johnson
WR		Tony Jones
TE		Tim McCray
RB		Eric Metcalf
WR		Kevin Nelson
RB		Darron Norris
WR		Jeremy Robertson
RB		Lance Seach
RB		Edwin Simmons
QB		Bret Stafford
RB		Darryl Taylor
OL		Billy Ray Todd

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DL		Thomas Aldridge
DB		Stephen Braggs
DL		Blake Brawner
LB		Lee Brockman
LB		Duane Duncum
DL		Brian Espinosa
DB		Anthony Griffin
LB		Britt Hager
DB		John Hagy
LB		Mike January
DB		Eric Jeffries
DL		Steve Llewellyn
LB		Bobby Rhodes
DB		Gerard Senegal
DL		Terry Steelhammer